--- title: Germs | TIME description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/tag/germs/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/tag/germs/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: article twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Germs ## Germs *  Feb 13, 2018 ## [These Are the Dirtiest Places in Your Hotel Room](https://time.com/5135121/dirty-hotel-rooms-germs/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Abigail Abrams *  Sep 6, 2017 ## [Here's How Dirty Your Money Really Is](https://time.com/4918626/money-germs-microbes-dirty/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Abigail Abrams *  Jun 1, 2017 ## [Washing Hands In Cold Water Works As Well As Hot Against Germs](https://time.com/4800412/wash-hands-cold-water/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Amanda MacMillan *  Feb 24, 2017 ## [This Week in Health: Cheat Death, Lose Weight, Do Pilates](https://time.com/4682455/health-aging-sleep-pilates/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Mandy Oaklander *  Feb 22, 2017 ## [You Asked: Does Washing My Clothes Kill All the Germs?](https://time.com/4676920/washing-machine-germs/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Markham Heid *  Jan 4, 2017 ## [The 5 Dirtiest Things You Touch Every Day](https://time.com/4620966/dirty-germ-bacteria/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Markham Heid *  Oct 16, 2015 ## [Why You Don’t Need to Shower With Soap](https://time.com/4071388/shower-body-wash-soap/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Health.com *  Jul 29, 2015 ## [Why the Beach Is So Much Grosser Than You Thought](https://time.com/3975782/beach-bacteria-sand/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Health.com *  Feb 5, 2015 ## [DNA Tests Confirm NYC Subway Is a Germaphobe's Worst Nightmare](https://time.com/3697797/new-york-city-subway-germs-bacteria-dna/) [U.S.](/section/us/) by Noah Rayman *  Aug 14, 2014 ## [Getting Sick From Planes Is Way Less Likely Than You Think](https://time.com/3111736/sick-airplanes-ebola/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Bill Saporito *  Aug 12, 2014 ## [Hand Sanitizers Don't Lower School Absences](https://time.com/3103534/hand-sanitizers-dont-lower-school-absences/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alexandra Sifferlin *  Jul 28, 2014 ## [Another Reason to Bump Fists, Not Shake Hands](https://time.com/3045389/fist-bump-germs-handshake/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Charlotte Alter *  Jun 25, 2014 ## [You Asked: Is the 5-Second Rule Legit?](https://time.com/2907167/5-second-rule-real/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Markham Heid *  Jun 6, 2014 ## [Study: Being Too Clean Hurts Kids' Health](https://time.com/2828841/why-you-should-let-kids-eat-dirt/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alexandra Sifferlin *  Mar 13, 2014 ## [Dropped Food's 5-Second Rule Is Actually Real](https://time.com/23513/the-five-second-rule-is-real-and-works-best-on-carpet/) by Kyle Chayka ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/germs/","name":"Germs"}}]}] ```